Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks (born February 10, 1974) is an American actress, producer and director. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). She made her directorial film debut with Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. She went on to direct, write, produce, and star in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels (2019). She also directed and produced the horror comedy film Cocaine Bear (2023). Banks founded the film and television production company Brownstone Productions in October 2002, with her husband Max Handelman.
Banks made her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy (1998). She has appeared in the films Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Invincible (2006), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Role Models (2008), The Next Three Days (2010), Man on a Ledge (2012), Movie 43 (2013), The Lego Movie (2014) and its 2019 sequel, Love & Mercy (2014), Walk of Shame (2014), Magic Mike XXL (2015), Power Rangers (2017), and The Beanie Bubble (2023).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.6883 |
| Birthday | 1974-02-10 |
| Place of Birth | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA |
| Also Known As | Elizabeth Casey, Elizabeth Irene Mitchell, Elizabeth Mitchell, |
2012
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
8.5/6
A feature length, eight part documentary that covers everything from pre-production to adapting the source novel to casting to shooting to post and ma...
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The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
2014
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
6.4/11
An incredibly in depth and informative compendium of nine featurettes that address virtually every aspect of the film, from the adaptive process throu...
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Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2002
Spider-Man
7.354/21389
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to b...
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Spider-Man
2004
Spider-Man 2
7.329/16881
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves th...
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Spider-Man 2
2007
Spider-Man 3
6.481/15743
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers a...
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Spider-Man 3
2002
Catch Me If You Can
7.978/17529
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor...
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Catch Me If You Can
2001
Wet Hot American Summer
6.237/918
It's the last day of Camp Firewood's season, but there's still time for the big talent show, a little romance… and for everyone to be wiped out by the...
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Wet Hot American Summer
2008
W.
6.145/712
The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up...
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W.
2023
A Mistake
6.25/78
In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons’ performance, a gifted surgeon’s life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to clos...
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A Mistake
2008
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
6.334/2753
Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, howev...
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2003
Seabiscuit
7.058/960
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation...
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Seabiscuit
2007
Fred Claus
5.854/939
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes over...
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Fred Claus
2005
Daltry Calhoun
5.012/43
In small town Tennessee, a ne'er-do-well man wrestling for control over his fading golf club is reunited with his estranged daughter, a 14-year-old mu...
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Daltry Calhoun
2008
Meet Dave
5.332/1595
A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their...
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Meet Dave
2005
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
6.429/7414
Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn...
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The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2006
Invincible
7.032/1068
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of...
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Invincible
2008
Definitely, Maybe
6.934/2680
When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second ch...
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Definitely, Maybe
2006
Slither
6.549/1791
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
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Slither
2002
Swept Away
4.738/321
Stranded and alone on a desert island during a cruise, a spoiled rich woman and a deckhand fall in love and make a date to reunite after their rescue.
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Swept Away
2007
Meet Bill
6.055/365
A mild-mannered bank executive mentors a teenage con artist and tries to make a career change as a doughnut merchant.
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Meet Bill
2005
The Baxter
6.048/52
Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raki...
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The Baxter
2005
Heights
6.304/46
Spanning twenty-four hours, HEIGHTS follows five New Yorkers challenged to choose their destiny before the sun comes up the next day.
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Heights
2009
The Uninvited
6.475/1671
Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rach...
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The Uninvited
2010
The Next Three Days
7.088/3184
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is...
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The Next Three Days
2008
Role Models
6.483/2212
Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 servi...
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Role Models
2005
Sexual Life
4.867/15
As they seek romance and sexual gratification, the lives of eight Los Angeles natives — including a teenager, a wedding photographer and a hotel desk...
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Sexual Life
2005
The Sisters
5.068/22
Based on Anton Chekov's "The Three Sisters" about siblings living in a college town who struggle with the death of their father and try to reconcile r...
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The Sisters
2009
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
7.2/21
The making of Kevin Smith's film, Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
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Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
2012
Man on a Ledge
6.439/2879
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. H...
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Man on a Ledge
2023
The Beanie Bubble
6.402/164
Ty was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women turned his stuffed animals into a defining '90s trend. This behind-the-scene...
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The Beanie Bubble
2012
The Hunger Games
7.223/23695
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunt...
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The Hunger Games
2026
DreamQuil
0/0
Set in the not so distant future when poor air quality leads to people living mostly virtual lives. Carol is a dissatisfied career mother, struggling...
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DreamQuil
2009
Lovely, Still
6.605/43
A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.
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Lovely, Still
2000
Uninvited
5.333/3
A man is accused of murdering his childhood love and her entire family.
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Uninvited
2012
What to Expect When You're Expecting
6.011/1879
Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; h...
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What to Expect When You're Expecting
2011
Our Idiot Brother
6.128/1064
Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda an...
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Our Idiot Brother
2013
Movie 43
4.659/2572
A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest...
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Movie 43
2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
7.425/18755
After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into t...
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2012
People Like Us
6.799/668
After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must de...
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People Like Us
2024
Skincare
6/131
Famed aesthetician Hope Goldman is about to take her career to the next level by launching her very own skin care line. However, she soon faces a new...
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Skincare
2013
Love, Marilyn
6.541/73
Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote...
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Love, Marilyn
2012
Pitch Perfect
7.265/6986
College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thru...
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Pitch Perfect
2014
The Lego Movie
7.431/8706
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from...
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The Lego Movie
2011
Just a Little Heart Attack
6.2/4
A short film about a supermom who takes care of everyone except herself.
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Just a Little Heart Attack
2014
Walk of Shame
5.968/1557
A reporter's dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or m...
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Walk of Shame
2008
Big Breaks
4/1
Penny and Sam work for a notoriously mean spirited, selfish, and somewhat abusive big fish Hollywood producer, MJ Siegel. They run a day's worth of ou...
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Big Breaks
2014
Little Accidents
5.424/86
In a small American coal town living in the shadow of a recent mining accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws three people together—a survi...
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Little Accidents
2014
Every Secret Thing
6.148/372
One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released...
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Every Secret Thing
2015
Love & Mercy
7.062/783
In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the s...
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Love & Mercy
2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
6.815/16987
After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds herself in the hidden stronghold of District 13, where the rebellion against the Capitol is gaining m...
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2015
Magic Mike XXL
6.1/1881
Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put...
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Magic Mike XXL
2015
Pitch Perfect 2
6.84/5581
The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America,...
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Pitch Perfect 2
2001
Ordinary Sinner
4/9
Three college students, two guys and a girl, encounter bigotry and violence in a small town, and solve the murder of a gay friend.
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Ordinary Sinner
2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
6.899/13568
As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront Presi...
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
0/0
An homage to the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
2023
Migration
7.357/2318
After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, the Mallard family embarks on a family road trip, from N...
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Migration
2013
Timms Valley
6.2/4
A scripted comedy set in the fictional town of Timms Valley, Wisconsin, where the lives and livelihoods of its citizens are intertwined with the fate...
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Timms Valley
2015
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
6.4/47
Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-camp cult hit featuring many future stars.
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Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2017
Power Rangers
6.246/4722
Five ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove — and the world — is on the verge of bein...
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Power Rangers
2017
Pitch Perfect 3
6.504/3501
After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music...
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Pitch Perfect 3
2014
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
8.3/6
This DVD release features six Christmas special episodes from Robot Chicken's hilariously outrageous 6 seasons, plus comes loaded with holiday-themed...
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Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
2013
Face in the Crowd
0/0
A woman on a journey through a crowd grapples with private and public revelation, repulsion, fear, personal safety, and the desire for basic human int...
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Face in the Crowd
2018
The Happytime Murders
5.819/1107
In a world where humans coexist with puppets—who are seen as lesser citizens—cast members of a beloved 1990s children's television series begin gettin...
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The Happytime Murders
2017
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
0/0
The achievements of Lois Weber - the highest paid film director at Universal Studios in 1916, virtually unknown today - as seen through the eyes of a...
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Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber
2017
Asteroids!
5/1
Mac and Cheez are back, this time on a deep space adventure. Joined by their robot sidekick, their spaceship is endangered by teeth-gnashing space bug...
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Asteroids!
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
6.644/2510
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking every...
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
Brightburn
6.154/3573
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
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Brightburn
2019
Charlie's Angels
6.361/3208
Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It wi...
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Charlie's Angels
2018
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
6.275/20
There’s nothing like the holidays in Apocalypseburg!
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Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
2017
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
7/5
A playful bird snatches Abby's magic wand during a hot-air balloon ride leaving Elmo, Abby and friends on a colorful adventure.
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Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
2017
The Power of the Present
8.5/14
Exploring the history of the 'Power Rangers' franchise, casting, special effects and music.
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The Power of the Present
2000
Shaft
6.023/1504
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail...
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Shaft
1998
Surrender Dorothy
5.4/10
Trevor is a busboy who is so terrified of women that he takes in a young man addicted to heroin and then uses the drug to manipulate, coerce, and terr...
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2015
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
7.159/22
Documentary film about the making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. An impressively in depth assortment of seven featurettes that look at a var...
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The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
2008
This Is Not Sex
0/0
Sex sells. Sex kills. Sex thrills. "This Is Not Sex" pays homage to the subject of the upcoming Kevin Smith flick, "Zach and Miri Make A Porno",whilst...
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This Is Not Sex
2022
Call Jane
6.5/210
A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to...
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Call Jane
2012
The Details
6/198
When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chai...
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The Details
2023
Show Her the Money
10/1
This is a story that’s never been told. SHOW HER THE MONEY addresses how women are getting less than 2% of venture capital funding and demystifies wha...
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Show Her the Money
2002
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
4/5
STELLA is a three-man comedy troupe from New York City, comprised of well-known comedians/actors Michael Showalter, David Wain, and Michael Ian Black....
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Stella Shorts 1998-2002
2015
Resident Advisors
0/0
Enter the dorm scene's pseudo-managers -- the resident advisors.
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Resident Advisors
2003
The Trade
4.333/3
An up-and-coming trader must choose between the seduction of Wall Street and a return home to the woman and family he loves.
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The Trade
2003
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
0/0
Documentary on the performers in the 2003 film 'Seabiscuit'.
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Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
2026
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
6.3/32
Small-town Kansas hairdresser Gail Daughtry's fiancé uses his 'celebrity sex pass' on Jennifer Aniston, prompting Gail to travel to LA with her friend...
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The Magic School Bus
0/0
Live action film based on the children’s series of the same name. Plot TBA
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